story: (EW.com ) -- When last we saw Olivia Pope, she was flying off into the sunset (or maybe just flying off) with Jake by her sideâ€”leaving behind a broken Fitz, who'd just lost his son and realized some horrible things about his father. D.C. now rests in the hands of Olivia's own father, who once again took over B-613. So what awaits the team when season four starts up? How about a new face? 
  
  EW has confirmed that "Arrested Development" star Portia de Rossi will join "Scandal's" fourth season for a multiple-episode arc. Ellen DeGeneres first announced the news on Twitter, bragging about her wife's "top secret" storyline. 
  
  Could the words "top secret" mean de Rossi is a part of Papa Pope's B-613 army? We'll find out Thursday, Sept. 25 at 9 p.m., when Scandal returns on ABC. 
  
  ABC fall premiere dates announced: 'Scandal' returns 
  
  Former 'Scandal' actor Columbus Short arrested in Texas 
  
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questions: What leading female character is flying off?
questions: Who was she with?
questions: Who was she leaving?
questions: Was he okay?
questions: Why not?
questions: What else?
questions: What famous talk show host's wife is joining the show?
questions: Who is her wife?
questions: What other show did she star in?
questions: When is Scandal returning?
questions: At what time?
questions: What previous star was jailed?
questions: Where at?
questions: Whose hands does D.C. lie in once she leaves?
questions: What agency does he run?
answers: Olivia Pope
answers: When last we saw Olivia Pope, she was flying off 
answers: Jake
answers: When last we saw Olivia Pope, she was flying off into the sunset (or maybe just flying off) with Jake
answers: Fitz
answers: When last we saw Olivia Pope, she was flying off into the sunset (or maybe just flying off) with Jake by her sideâ€”leaving behind a broken Fitz,
answers: No
answers: When last we saw Olivia Pope, she was flying off into the sunset (or maybe just flying off) with Jake by her sideâ€”leaving behind a broken Fitz, 
answers: He'd just lost his son
answers: broken Fitz, who'd just lost his son
answers: Just realized some horrible things about his father.
answers: a broken Fitz, who'd just lost his son and realized some horrible things about his father. 
answers: Ellen DeGeneres
answers: Ellen DeGeneres first announced the news on Twitter, bragging about her wife's "top secret" storyline. 
answers: Portia de Rossi
answers: Portia de Rossi will join "Scandal's" fourth season for a multiple-episode arc. Ellen DeGeneres first announced the news on Twitter, bragging about her wife's "top secret" storyline. 
answers: Arrested Development
answers: EW has confirmed that "Arrested Development" star Portia de Rossi
answers: Sept. 25
answers: find out Thursday, Sept. 25 at 9 p.m., when Scandal returns on ABC. 
  
answers: 9 p.m
answers: We'll find out Thursday, Sept. 25 at 9 p.m., when Scandal returns
answers: Columbus Short
answers: Former 'Scandal' actor Columbus Short arrested in Texas 
  
answers: Texas
answers: Former 'Scandal' actor Columbus Short arrested in Texas 
  
answers: Olivia's father
answers: D.C. now rests in the hands of Olivia's own father, who once again took over B-613
answers: B-613.
answers: D.C. now rests in the hands of Olivia's own father, who once again took over B-613.